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  • Northern Spy

  • A Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick
  • By: Flynn Berry
  • Narrated by: Catherine Rees
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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Northern Spy

By: Flynn Berry
Narrated by: Catherine Rees
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Publisher's Summary

The instant New York Times best seller

A Reese's Book Club Pick

A producer at the Belfast bureau of the BBC, Tessa is at work one day when the news of another IRA raid comes on the air. As the anchor requests the public's help in locating those responsible for this latest attack - a robbery at a gas station - Tessa's sister appears on the screen pulling a black mask over her face.

The police believe Marian has joined the IRA, but Tessa knows this is impossible. But when the truth of what has happened to her sister reveals itself, Tessa will be forced to choose: between her ideals and her family. 

©2021 Flynn Berry (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group

Critic Reviews

"You'll devour Northern Spy.... I loved this thrill ride of a book." (Reese Witherspoon)

"A chilling, gorgeously written tale.... Berry is a beautiful writer with a sophisticated, nuanced understanding of this most complicated of places." (New York Times

"Thrillingly good.... Flynn Berry shows a le Carré-like flair for making you wonder what's really going on at any given moment." (Washington Post

"An elegantly wrought story about the perils of not being what you seem.... Nerve-shredding suspense." (Daily Mail

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Slow moving and ultimately anticlimactic

For a best seller I found the story very slow moving and quite boring a lot of the time. The exciting part lasts for about 5 minutes and the rest is build up but not very suspenseful.

I did enjoy learning about the history of Northern Ireland.

The narrator was a bit monotonous but mostly pretty good.

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Awful on most counts

The story really has nothing - I was hoping the boring girl would do something … she doesn’t.

I really thought this would be good but not only has the story got nothing but the dull tones of the orator is depressing.

It’s only good point is this book will put you to sleep.

Terrible. 2 stars given only for the fact I did fall asleep a few times listening to it …

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